Table 3.
Participant baseline characteristics.
| Characteristic | Overall Sample (N = 81) |
Low Intensity + 20 min (n = 21) |
Low Intensity + 40 min (n = 23) |
High Intensity + 20 min (n = 17) |
High Intensity + 40 min (n = 20) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 37.14 (4.71) | 37.00 (4.86) | 37.26 (4.60) | 37.82 (5.45) | 33.55 (4.29) |
| Race (% White) | 65.4% | 61.9% | 65.2% | 70.6% | 65.0% |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.60 (5.69) | 28.22 (6.02) | 29.36 (4.95) | 29.59 (5.69) | 31.32 (6.08) |
| VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 27.37 (5.29) | 28.18 (5.73) | 26.78 (5.38) | 27.70 (5.41) | 26.89 (4.85) |
| Self-reported exercise mins/week | 18.27 (31.94) | 12.86 (15.13) | 22.85 (48.14) | 17.65 (22.23) | 19.25 (29.92) |
Table represents baseline characteristics for the 81 participants with viable posttest methylation data. Baseline characteristics were not significantly different across conditions (all p’s > 0.38).